convertible

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a car that has top that can be folded or removed
  2. noun a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
  3. noun a sofa that can be converted into a bed

Etymology

From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.

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